A boy's journey through words and the mixtapes. I write every Thursday.
Pay attention! ~ author
For sure, there’s a future to have,
to be,
to endure,
to wither,
to wander.
However.
Joy can only … and only suspire in the present.
Joy my friend is a conscious choice.
Joy is a question we ought to ask ourselves in every step of the way and,
Joy is without-a-doubt is our meaningful end.
Namaste!
p.s. Ask, how full of joy your soul is as you open your eyes, and as you close them, as you breathe,
and as you exist?
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Cogito Ergo Sum – René Descartes
From Lynnwood, Seattle.
These days!
In most days and night, a word has been persistently lingering inside my head.
‘Grateful’.
I wonder had I been in Nepal, would I feel any different?
Would I feel blessed?
Would I feel happy?
Would I feel incompletely complete?
Namaste!
Comments closed“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work — as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for — the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?”
~ Marcus Aurelius
I clearly remember teaching grade 9 students, a physics lesson on Work. The postulated formula:
Work = Force X Distance
vs
Work = Force X Displacement
I wish I was more creative and thoughtful to understand — that we were not actually solving 10’s and 100’s of science numerical for mere 2 marks, but rather dealing with life’s one of the most profound lessons.
I’m sure you know what I want to put on the table.
A piece of unsolicited advice — Work! And persevere!
Namaste.
p.s. a bonus track here.
Comments closedHumans believe that self-improvement and chasing success and happiness is going to get them somewhere.
That the future is bright and great things are on the horizon.
The Truth is that all their thoughts, actions, and imaginings are time-pass.
Reality is a dimension unrealized.
~ Kapil Gupta (Siddha Performance)
Homo sapiens.
We all have ‘tomorrow‘ in our head that trickles down at our everyday ‘present‘.
Or, maybe we don’t have it at all.
Either way —plan or no-plan;
Life unfolds in high definition only as it happens.
The Predictability element (the ‘control’ per se) over Life’s equation is merely the mathematics of in-genuine probability.
In all sincerity,
Life’s a database of surprises and ‘sh✱ts’.
Life’s again a never-ending chain of question after question.
Education? Career? Marriage? Children? Retirement? what to eat? what to put on? what to post? what to talk? what to write? … more questions
Not that I haven’t said it before, but it’s also time we cherish the fact that Life’s loss too — for we lose e.v.e.r.y-thing with time;
until we lose ourselves in one final breathe.
I don’t know it’s weird. I so much am in love with the idea of death as much as I love and celebrate life.
Nevertheless, today, let’s mediate on few truths:
Life’s not always sunshine and rainbows. Life’s boring. Painful. Stressful too.
Life’s not always aims, ambitions and hustles. Life’s stillness too.
Life’s not always past stories and memories. Life’s a unique opportunity to live your dreams too.
To soar and to forget too.
Ultimately,
Life’s beautiful.
Although life collects enormous dirt — as it passes and withers.
Namaste.
Comments closedThink Different ~ Advertisement slogan of Apple Computer Inc 1997-2002
18+ Content. So, if you’re under-aged ….
It doesn’t matter.
I’ve never watched Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda video before [Link here] . But today I definitely took some time and gave it a shot from beginning through to the end, seconds-by-seconds, and frame-by-frame.
It was deliberate!
I didn’t watch it the second time though.
It was also deliberate.
The Why?
Thanks to an hour long, thought provoking and a brilliant conversation between Chris Williamson and Douglas Murray in Chris’s own podcast named ‘Modern Wisdom’ on a topic — ‘The Price Of Thinking Out Loud’ [Link here].
Here’s a short video snippet on ‘Anaconda’ from the podcast (video-form).
The long form on the same can be found here.
Well, a wise man once said, “You cannot un-see what you’ve seen.”
and likely so, Anaconda will never be the same for me again.
Namaste.
p.s.
Douglas Murray — an author of ‘The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity’ among many other best selling books — to me, is one of the world-class, prominent thinkers of our generation.
He’s also linked to the Intellectual Dark Web.
Comments closed“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter.
Cold or warm.
Tired or well-rested.
Despised or honored.
Dying … or busy with other assignments.Because dying, too, is one of our assignments in life. There as well: “to do what needs doing.” ~ Marcus Aurelius (Meditation)
‘Memento Mori’ medallion by Ryan Holiday lays on my work desk as I start my Work From Home Office day.
Plus, every night before I go to bed, I bring the coin with me. Play with her for a while and finally, finally tuck her underneath my pillow just before I pass out.
To me, doing this has become like a weird ritual.
To me, it’s one of the most important discovery of my life!
Sure, I’ve written in length about this Latin phrase — quite a lot really [see this]; Which simply meant,
“Remember, you will die!“
Well, here’s the cookie in the jar; this mere $26.00 metal or say my metaphorical friend at the moment with ‘Memento Mori’ etched on it — clearly, rightfully, and bravely demands;
priority,
urgency,
meaning,
and more importantly intentionality!
Namaste.
Comments closedGold tests with fire,
woman with gold,
man with woman.
~Seneca
To weigh in on the character of a person, male or female, Seneca made the algorithm painless and precise for us.
Following are my deductions on the same:
As we measure the purity of Gold by the intensity of temperature we put it into.
We measure the substance in a Woman around the riches.
And, that we measure the character of a man around women.
Somebody said it wisely, (bad) women succumb to greed, (bad) men succumb to lust.
Namaste.
Comments closedWhat is love but a favorite song on the loop.
~ Author
What do you look for in Love? One word.
To me,
it’s friendship. (click that link must you want to explore on friendship)
p.s. and, here are my friends’ and family’s observations on the same:
SabShr: Care.
SauTha: Equality.
ManRaj: Contentment (feeling truly happy from inside — not limited to laughter or smile)
NisAdh, AsmBaj: Companionship.
MonRan, SamShr: Trust.
Mum, PukShr: Understanding.
SabSha: Selflessness (putting someone before yourself).
BisShr: Vibe.
SusMoo, AanPra: Support.
Heartfully wishing all of You that you find the love we all deserve.
Namaste.
p.p.s Want to explore more on love. See this.
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